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Forum HOUSE RABBIT Q & A Rabbit Spay?!

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    • Bunsy
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        Hi guys,

        I rescued a couple of buns a few months ago (male neutered/female not spayed). I took him to the vets for his injection and her to be spayed.

        Just had a call, and she’s already been done!! This is weird as she shows signs of not being spayed (humps male, digging, scratching etc).

        So I have to pick her up soon, I just hope this isn’t a horrible mistake with opening her up for no reason =(


      • Sarita
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          No, it’s the only way you can really know for sure – it’s happened with a rabbit I rescued as well. Humping is not necessarily a sign of not being altered either…


        • bpash89
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            Did they actually open her up to find out? I think there is usually a telltale scar that should be evident once they shave their bellies. Hopefully that’s as far as they got… :/

            How old is she? The behavioral stuff could simply be her age or dominance issues since she’s in a new environment and such.


          • Bunsy
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              We got them from a woman who got them from a rescue center. She had no history of them and basically got them for her daughter who was bored after 5 minutes with them! Now they are in a loving home and we just want to care for them.

              I have read before that it’s hard to tell is a rabbit has been spayed because the scars fade well and they stitch from the insider apparently. Yes they did open her up (I trust they wouldn’t have if they had seen a scar before). Again, we believe they are around 2, but the vet today thinks they are younger, more like ‘young adults’. She is definitely the dominant one, but humps his face a lot!! She does dig and scratch at the litter box/cage etc a lot more than him – this fell in line with the reading that she hadn’t been spayed but it seems it’s not the case! Both are also very hard to hold, very timid and run if you try (never bite).


            • Sarita
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                It is hard to tell. Since she was already altered they probably just stitched her back up and she will recover quickly. I imagine though since she got them from a rescue they altered them but again, that is not always the case and there can not be a good way to know. Even behaviors aren’t a good indication.

                You did the right thing though so don’t worry about that. Many times too the female is the dominant rabbit.


              • Bunsy
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                  We can only go (initially) by what we were told, which she wasn’t altered. Glad to know now though. And that the male is the male and the female is the female! Was half expecting the other way round haha!!

                  Gotta pick her up in an hour and I can look after her. Do they ever stop being humpy like that or is it just natural? (Never had rabbits, only hamsters/dogs)


                • Sarita
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                    The humping may subside eventually – many times it is the result of stress and if they are new to you and in a new surroundings that may be the reason for the constant humping.

                    I used to have a female pair (altered) and one of the rabbits would get humpy when they got fed because she was excited.

                    I also used to rabbit sit a pair altered female/male and the female was very humpy and dominant always with the male…

                    So to answer your question – it really depends on the rabbits as far as humping goes.


                  • Bunsy
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                      Thanks guys. She’s quite subdued, but she’s perked up since we got home. Pees, poops, eating hay and drinking water, all seems fine! Checked the wound and it’s a little red but hopefully that’ll calm down soon

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